MEDIA RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Date: October 21st, 2019 Contact: Erich Knudson, PIO Office: (541) 563-3121 e .knudson@centralcoastfire.net KEISKILN LANE VAN FIRE (PHOTOS ATTACHED) At 5:03pm the evening of 10/18/19, Central Oregon Coast Fire was dispatched to a fully involved car fire. We were on scene at 5:10pm, 7 minutes later and immediately went into […]
Archives for October 2019
Criticism and lack of data forces Yachats council to put off increase in vacation rental fees
Faced with a barrage of criticism and unable to explain how the money might be spent, the Yachats City Council has backed off a proposed doubling of fees for 2020 vacation rental licenses. Instead, it will discuss them again – and other vacation rental details it could not resolve Wednesday, Oct. 16 — at […]
OSU scientist talks Saturday about freshwater aquifers off the Oregon coast
Is there fresh water below the salt water of the Pacific Ocean to serve Oregon’s coastal communities? A hydro-geologist from Oregon State University who wants to explore that possibility will speak in Yachats at 6 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 26. The presentation in the multipurpose room of the Yachats Commons is sponsored by the Yachats Academy […]
Yachats library changes volunteer leadership positions
The Yachats Library now has co-librarians to replace its longtime head librarian and children’s librarian. The Yachats Library Commission last week appointed Rose Valentine and Diane Allen as co-head librarians to replace Janet Hickam, who has stepped down after 11 years in the volunteer position. Allen is also a member of the commission. The commission […]
Port of Alsea delays $2.66 million marina project for a year because of permit issues
By Quinton Smith/YachatsNews.com WALDPORT — Delays in getting a permit from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is forcing the Port of Alsea to delay rebuilding its marina and boat ramp for a year. The marina was scheduled to close Oct. 23 and the port and its contractor, Bergerson Construction of Astoria, had hoped […]
City halts Yachats Library expansion, seeks to leverage new $150,000 donation
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com The Yachats Library Commission wants to step back from an immediate expansion of the city library after the pledge of a $150,000 donation by longtime resident Marguerite Petersen. On Wednesday, the City Council agreed, barely. After months of study and preparing plans for the expansion, the commission and council were prepared […]
Yachats’ fake cop car and ‘Officer Creepy’ do their job in slowing Highway 101 traffic
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com The 14-year-old black and white Ford Crown Victoria sporting a big city of Yachats logo sits at a slight angle along U.S. Highway 101 on the south side of town. Inside is a battered mannequin, a castoff from two other coastal cities. It sports a bright orange vest, hat and dark […]
Coast Guard rescues 5 from sailboat 20 miles west of Newport on Wednesday
Coast Guard rescues 5 from sailboat off Oregon coast Editors’ Note: Click on images to download high resolution video SEATTLE — The Coast Guard rescued five adults aboard a disabled sailing vessel Wednesday 20-miles west of Yaquina Bay, Oregon. At approximately, 5:15 a.m. watch standers at Coast Guard Sector North Bend received a distress call […]
Oregon nursing board proposes $5,000 fine for false claims by newly elected Yachats Fire member
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com The Oregon State Board of Nursing on Wednesday voted to fine a newly elected member of the Yachats Rural Fire Protection District $5,000 for claiming in the Lincoln County voters pamphlet that she was a registered nurse. The board found that the voters pamphlet statements last May by A’lyce Ruberg saying […]
Yachats council hopes to finish up vacation rental ordinances on Wednesday
The Yachats City Council plans Wednesday afternoon to finish a contentious six month process of deciding how to regulate vacation rentals in Yachats. Two weeks ago the council voted unanimously to keep a 125-limit cap on the number of licensed short-term rentals in the city. During its meeting Wednesday, it plans to wade through […]